An old Confederate cavalry saber, a relic of the Civil War, which was taken from General Forrest's chief of staff, at the battle of Selma, Ala., by J.H. Hildreth, of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery is to be returned to the original owner if alive, or his family if they can be found alive, at the Confederate reunion, at Memphis, Tenn., this summer. The sword is carefully packed away at the residence of Mr. Hildreth and never has left his possession since it came into his hands forty years ago.

The Intelligencer (Anderson, South Carolina) 24 Apr 1901 (Page 4)